Domain (biology)
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In biological taxonomy, a domain (Latin: regio) is the highest taxonomic rank of organisms in the three-domain system of taxonomy designed by Carl Woese, an American microbiologist and biophysicist. According to the Woese system, introduced in 1990, the tree of life (biology) consists of three domains: Archaea (a term which Woese created), Bacteria, and Eukarya.
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See also
- Biological dark matter
- Neomura, which is the two domains of life of Archaea and Eukaryota
- Phylogenetics
- Protein structure
- Systematics
- Three-domain system
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